Lollipop man uninjured

By Andrew Hooper
May 1 2002


	Carl Gaden recovers from accident

	The second pitstop for Juan Pablo Montoya at last weekends Spanish Grand Prix did not go as planned as we saw lollipop-man, Carl Gaden, give the sign for Juan Pablo to leave his pit before the refuelling hose could be disconnected from the car. Carl in an attempt to stop the car was seen to put his foot in front of Montoya's left front wheel, only for his foot to be caught. Gaden now admits that the use of his foot was not the best move. Gaden said: "I am really mad with myself. I wanted to stop the car, but instinctively put my foot out and you don't stop a racing car with your foot." Thankfully even though Gaden was thrown to the ground and later had to be carried into the garage by other mechanics he didn't suffer any serious injuries away from the incident. Patrick Head had the following comments: "He spends his weekends going up Mount Snowdon on a mountain bike with a bag of bricks on his back. So he's a tough lad."

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